Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-09-01
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS

wagons to Australia.
-Jackson's gas well is down 1850 feet.
There is lots Of salt, but no gas.
1t is thought the Jackson prison coal
mines will not last more than six months.
The Jackson BARRIERS divided $S6 in
the treasury and disbanded their protective
union.
Notwithstanding the severe drought
throughout Kalkaska and Crawford Coun-
ties, the lakes and wells contain more than
the usual amount of water.
Tom Toner, of Hart, is being sued by
his brother Mike for 81 200 damages for
applying the gad too often to the latter's
back when he thought he wasn't doing
enough.
Somebody who has noticed the alacr-
ty with which the Jackson firemen shell out
on every occasion, has presented them with
an emblematic mascot in the shape of q
large turtle.
A farmer Of Ogden, Lenawee County,
has struck natural gas. 1t was found in
field at the depth of ninety feet. When
lighted the flame is as big as barrel and
fifteen feet high.
Oscar Rollins, of jackson, while prac-
ticing with a target gun, accidentally shot
boy named Louis Schempf in the face. Il
was twenty-five caliber ball. The wound
is not dangerous.
Mrs. Margaret Anson, of Horton, has
commenced suit against the Lake Shore
Railroad for $4,000 damages, for injuries
received while getting off the cars last No
vember, said injuries crippling her for life.
Mrs. J. r. Fletcher, of Clinton, con-
fined in the asylum at Kalamazoo for a
month past, cut her throat with piece Of
! lnnkinn-nlasa and uas doaa -..hs-. 4lisss--
cred. Mrs. Fletcher was stricken suddenly
SHOWN Buiciuar UenueiicIes. s5no was NOT
watched.
"A subscription paper is being circu-
lated at Belleville for the purpose Of rails
ing money to bore we'll that will supply
water in case of fire. The town at present
ia unprotected. Belleville needs several
reservoirs for water, for If fire should
break out, the water supply is so limited
during the summer season that before help
could be obtained the whole town would
have to 60.
"A man at Greek Settlement, not long
ago held the wires of his telephone line in
his hands and had his sister, a couple Of
miles away, talk through his body to third
party on the other end of the wire. The
result was pleasant, tinkling shock in his
fingers and arms. An intrepid neighbor
who heard about il also tiled the expert
nIcnS, ms InosaaoE-iE-law oOrIs vuo SarniuHs
and she was torn to atoms.
In view Of the fact that il is claimed
by the late Jesse Hoyt's brother that his
daughter Irene is insane, movement is
now being made in East Saginaw to exam-
inc her. E. G. Carrigan, who is there
with her, invited the Mayor, the City Attor-
ney, the Comptroller, and several Alder
men and newspaper reporters to meet Miss
Hoyt and talk business matters. After
ward they all signed paper to the effect
that they did not believe she was insane.
There are about fifty lumber firms OPP
Grating on the Mnskegon River. and they
have during the past winter and mp to the
present time put into the Muskegon and
I-ibuts-;es s,oo1 e9o logs, scaling, accord
ing to the scale adopted, 512,s73,O6l feet.
This will saw out from 55O, 1000, 900 to $751;
600, 900 feet of lumber. This amount. to-
gether with the logs that will be put in by
railroad before the rear drive passes, will
run the aggregate up to from 600, 100000 to
625, 600, 900 feet-a big seasons work.
A street fight near the "fying dutch
man," at Ann Arbor, the other night, at
tracted the attention of q number of spec
tators. The scrimmage was lively one
between q miller and carpenter. When
the fight ended one emerged with n black
ened optic and fattened nose and the
other with a dislocated finger joint. The
worst of the whole matter was that each OF
the combaants had two little sons present
who encouraged them with such express
sions as "Hit him, pal" "Give him an
other, pal" "Kick him, pal" etc. Soon
quiet was restored, one of the combatants
landing in the ditch. Meantime the "Ay-
ing dutchman" kept whirling around in
spite of the strong counter attraction.
While East few days ago, w. b.
Mershon went on board the Volunteer, the
yacht built by Gen. Paine to compete with
the Thistle for the Americas cup, for
which the MayHower outsailed the Galatea
last year and the Puritan ran away from
the Genesta the year before. Mr.. M. says
she is a fine model and looks every inch
sailor, finely furnished and finished, the
inside wood finish being made in pine
shipped from the Saginaw Valley. And
now, as the above is a fact, her actions in
light and strong winds in her contests with
the Thistle, as it is altogether likely that
she will be the competitor, as the volun-
teer has outsailed the fastest racing yachts
on this side of the Atlantic in every trial of
speed sho has contested in since her debut
on salt water, the people in the valley will
watch the races with double interest
first, in wanting Americas center boards to
be peers over English productions. and
second, in not wanting Michigan pine TO
be brought mp In the rear of amy other lum-
Der. Good luck to the Volunteer.
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Mrs. Julia r. Parish was elected q
member of the Bay City Board of Educa-
tion, but she has not yet taken the oath Of
Office. The law says she must swear be-